1890 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles

January 2025 January 2025 1890 U.S. National Championships USA 1890 Ellen Roosevelt USA 1890 Bertha Townsend 6–2, 6–2 8(+CR Challenge round) – 1890 U.S. National Championships (tennis) Ellen Roosevelt won the singles tennis title by defeating reigning champion Bertha Townsend 6–2, 6–2 in the Challenge Round of the 1890 U.S. Women's National Singles Championship in front of a crowd of nearly 2,000 people. Roosevelt had won the right to challenge Townsend by defeating Lida Voorhees 6–3, 6–1 in the final of the All Comers' competition. The event was played on outdoor grass courts and held at the Philadelphia Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia from June 10 through June 13, 1890.Collins Bud Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2016 New Chapter Press New York 978-1-937559-38-0 494 3rdTennis Championship https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1890/06/13/103247845.pdf The New York Times June 13, 1890Ladies Who Play Tennis https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1890/06/10/103247404.pdf The New York Times June 10, 1890Miss Roosevelt wins the ladies' singles championships https://www.newspapers.com/image/168170358/ The Philadelphia Inquirer June 13, 1890 6 Miss Townsend, who was smarting under her late defeat, was anxious to retrieve her lost laurels and played steadily for a few games, but she soon attempted some brilliant shots which, however, failed to materialize, while her opponent was the personification of steadiness. Newspapers.com subscription Hall Valentine G. Valentine Hall Wright & Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide for 1891 1891 Wright & Ditson Boston 39–40 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433082423017;view=1up;seq=45 HathiTrust Draw Challenge round 3 Challenge Round 175 USA 1890 Bertha Townsend 2 2 USA 1890 Ellen Roosevelt 6 6 All Comers' finals 3 175 USA 1890 Ellen Roosevelt USA 1890 Lida Voorhees 6 3 6 1 USA 1890 Ellen Roosevelt BRI Mabel Cahill 2 6 6 5 3 2r USA Lida Voorhees USA Margarette Ballard 6 4 3 6 6 5 USA Ellen Roosevelt USA D.F. Butterfield 6 0 6 0 BRI Mabel Cahill USA Rebecca H. Lycett 6 1 6 1 USA Lida Voorhees USA F.K. Gregory 6 1 3 6 6 1 USA Margarette Ballard USA S. Day 6 2 6 1 References 1890 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1891 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles 1890 Category:1890 in American women's sports Women's Singles Category:1890 in women's tennis Category:Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia Category:1890 in Pennsylvania Category:Women's sports in Pennsylvania Category:June 1890 in sports